…they each offer powerful challenges to the disembodied, abstract Cartesian subject. This convergence bears deeper consideration. In this chapter I address claims of their compatibility, and also how feminist concerns…
Political music and the politics of music
…spent much of his life developing a political music consistent with the ideals of Communism. In the end, the Commit tee caught him out on technical grounds: it found a…
A Kripkean approach to the identity of a work of art
…has the work of art in his mind. In fact he has before his mind a perfect image, complete in every detail, of the statue which will result from his…
Some group matters: Intersectionality, situated standpoints, and Black feminist thought
…can influence the group’s political action. Stated differently, group standpoints are situated in unjust power relations, reflect those power relations, and help shape them. I suspect that one reason that…
Values in Social Science
Introduction: The social sciences have long had an inferiority complex. Because the social sciences emerged as distinct disciplines after the natural sciences, comparisons between the mature and successful natural sciences…
Banal Skepticism and the Errors of Doubt: On Ephecticism about Rape Accusations
…underexplored. This essay examines the errors of undue doubt. I draw on the relevant alternatives framework to diagnose and remedy undue doubts about rape accusations. Doubters tend to invoke standards…